Activism

Watch a film. Get inspired. Make a difference.

Film changes lives. ActNow inspires film-goers to become educated and respond immediately to certain films and social issues in a positive and proactive way, inviting social and environmental change. Post-film, when you're feeling inspired, participate in hands-on opportunities to become more educated and be a vehicle of change — sign petitions, volunteer, make a donation, and find out ways that YOU can make a difference.

Kelly Jo Clark will be tabling as a representative of the Crested Butte chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a national organization that was founded after the mass shooting Sandy Hook Elementary School. Talk with Kelly Jo about how to be involved locally.

Donate your firearm to RAWtools so that it can be turned into a garden tool; this is perhaps the clearest way to turn swords into plows.

Help refugees in Colorado find employment by accessing free placement services through the Colorado Division of Refugee Services, and register your business to search for skilled labor from refugees relocated to our state.

Learn more about the work of Together Rising and what they are doing to reunite families that have been separated in our country.

Film: Lifeboat

ActNow Actions:

Donate to Sea Watch, the organization depicted in the film, and support their work of search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean.

Follow the campaigns of Red Nation, a coalition of Native and non-Native activists, educators, students, and community organizers advocating Native liberation. This group works to address Native struggles, and frequently posts creative action online (conferences, delegations, political action drives, and more).

Sign this petition to continue to demand that banks immediately stop funding projects that will damage these incredible wild rivers, while also increasing support for energy efficiency and truly clean renewable energy.

Act locally to protect the waterways of the Gunnison Valley, and join these stellar organizations!

Coal Creek Watershed Coalition – “The mission of the Coal Creek Watershed Coalition is to maintain, restore and enhance the environmental integrity of Crested Butte’s local watersheds to ensure those local watersheds and habitats are of the highest possible quality necessary to support wildlife, aquatic life, and human life.”

Crested Butte Land Trust – “We work with our community to protect the heart and soul of the Gunnison Valley – scenic views, epic trails, family ranches, and plentiful habitat.”

SUPPORT ACT NOW

FILM CHANGES LIVES. Each year, Crested Butte Film Festival chooses important documentary films to participate in our ActNow Program. Please consider helping to fund this program and help bring important, life-changing films to the big screen.